Verbs · Regular

던지다 conjugation

to throw · deonjida · sounds like [던지다]

Short answer: “To throw” in Korean is 던지다 (deonjida). Polite present: 던져요 (deonjeoyo); past: 던졌어요 (deonjeosseoyo); future: 던질 거예요. It is regular.

Present던져요[던저요] · deonjeoyo
Past던졌어요[던저써요] · deonjeosseoyo
Future던질 거예요[던질 꺼예요] · deonjil geoyeyo
Negative안 던져요[안 던저요] · an deonjeoyo

던지다 in sentences

공을 던졌어요.I threw the ball.
쓰레기를 던지지 마세요.Don’t throw rubbish.

All forms of 던지다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	던져요	[던저요]	deonjeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	던집니다	[던짐니다]	deonjimnida
casual-아/어	던져	[던저]	deonjeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	던진다	[던진다]	deonjinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	던집니까?	[던짐니까]	deonjimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	던지고 있어요	[던지고 이써요]	deonjigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	던졌어요	[던저써요]	deonjeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	던졌습니다	[던젇씀니다]	deonjeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	던졌어	[던저써]	deonjeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	던졌다	[던젇따]	deonjeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	던질 거예요	[던질 꺼예요]	deonjil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	던질 겁니다	[던질 껌니다]	deonjil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	던질 거야	[던질 꺼야]	deonjil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	던지겠습니다	[던지겓씀니다]	deonjigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 던져요	[안 던저요]	an deonjeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 던졌어요	[안 던저써요]	an deonjeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	던지지 않아요	[던지지 아나요]	deonjiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 던져요	[몯 떤저요]	mot deonjeoyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	던지세요	[던지세요]	deonjiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	던지셨어요	[던지셔써요]	deonjisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	던지십니다	[던지심니다]	deonjisimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	던지세요	[던지세요]	deonjiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	던져 주세요	[던저 주세요]	deonjeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	던지지 마세요	[던지지 마세요]	deonjiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	던집시다	[던집씨다]	deonjipsida
let’s … (casual)-자	던지자	[던지자]	deonjija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	던져라	[던저라]	deonjeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	던지고	[던지고]	deonjigo
… so / and then-아/어서	던져서	[던저서]	deonjeoseo
if …-(으)면	던지면	[던지면]	deonjimyeon
… but-지만	던지지만	[던지지만]	deonjijiman
because …-(으)니까	던지니까	[던지니까]	deonjinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	던지는데	[던지는데]	deonjineunde
even if …-아/어도	던져도	[던저도]	deonjeodo
while …-(으)면서	던지면서	[던지면서]	deonjimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	던지려고	[던지려고]	deonjiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	던지러	[던지러]	deonjireo
before …-기 전에	던지기 전에	[던지기 저네]	deonjigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	던진 후에	[던진 후에]	deonjin hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	던지는	[던지는]	deonjineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	던진	[던진]	deonjin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	던질	[던질]	deonjil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	던지고 싶어요	[던지고 시퍼요]	deonjigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	던질 수 있어요	[던질 쑤 이써요]	deonjil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	던질 수 없어요	[던질 쑤 업써요]	deonjil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	던져야 해요	[던저야 해요]	deonjeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	던져도 돼요	[던저도 돼요]	deonjeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	던지면 안 돼요	[던지면 안 돼요]	deonjimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	던지기	[던지기]	deonjigi

How 던지다 changes

던지 ends in a vowel, so 던지 + 아/어 becomes 던져 → 던져요, 던졌어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 던지면, 던질. 던지다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “throw” in Korean?

“To throw” is 던지다 (deonjida), pronounced [던지다]. In a sentence: 공을 던졌어요. — I threw the ball.

What is the past tense of 던지다?

던졌어요 (deonjeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 던지다 (“to throw”). Formal: 던졌습니다; casual: 던졌어.

How do you say 던지다 politely?

Everyday polite: 던져요 (deonjeoyo). Formal: 던집니다. Casual, with close friends: 던져.

How do you say “I want to throw” in Korean?

던지고 싶어요 (deonjigo sipeoyo), pronounced [던지고 시퍼요].

Is 던지다 irregular?

No. 던지 ends in a vowel, so 던지 + 아/어 becomes 던져 → 던져요, 던졌어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 던지면, 던질. 던지다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check